Q: How and when should rose bushes be pruned and winterized? A: What kind of roses do you have? What kind of winter weather ...

Roses are going dormant at this time of the year. This is the season for annual care for your roses, including propagating, pruning, and adding plants to your garden. Today’s photo gallery includes ...

Roses are a highly polarizing plant in the garden community – while many enthusiasts adore their iconic blooms, and won’t hesitate to add another to the garden, other gardeners find them simply too ...

Is it all right to prune rose bushes in the fall? How far back? And what about the completely dead stalks? — Suzanne To answer your question, let me give you a brief primer on fall rose care. It's ...

“If you don’t know where you are going, you are going to end up somewhere else.” This sage adage, credited to Yogi Berra, pinpoints the importance of planning. If you are a novice gardener and you ...

Winter wind can also do a lot of damage, especially to taller roses. To protect them, it’s best to shorten long stems and ...

It can be hard to say no to new beauties, but ask some pointed questions about the quality of the plants, and just as important, the value of your time ...

End of winter is the best time of year to prune shrubs that flower later in the growing season, i.e. from mid-June and after. The reason is that later-flowering shrubs bloom on “new wood.” This means ...

Q: My bushes are diseased! The leaves have tiny orange “spots” and are turning brown/dry. I’ve had them for 10 years or more and they gave lovely flowers 2, 3 times a season. There are some buds but ...

Many gardens include at least one rose and perhaps several. Roses are dormant from late winter to early spring (when buds begin to swell), so now is the time for major pruning. This column presents an ...